Sergeant William "Billy" Gallegos stands in the back of a convertible automobile in a parade in his honor in Denver, Colorado. Gallegos, in uniform, a Marine Corps Sergeant and former guard at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, was held hostage for 444 days.

Date

[1981 October 1?]

Notes

Content derived from inventory prepared by Dana EchoHawk.; From inventory: "Sgt. William "Billy"Gallegos, 22 a United States Marine Corp guard was one of 52 hostages held in Iran for 444 days from November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981. After being released and returning home to Colorado, Billy led multiple parades to celebrate his homecoming, this one in Denver."; Source: loan, Shannon Garcia, owner, 2010.; Title derived from inventory.; Digitization sponsored by the Library Services and Technology Act and the Center for Colorado & the West at Auraria Library.